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down East
[ doun eest ]
adverb
- in, to, or into New England.
- in, to, or into the state of Maine.
- Canadian. in, to, or into the Atlantic Provinces.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of down East1
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Example Sentences
The march turned down East 33rd Street into the setting sun and the reward of a cooling breeze.
She could hear Pierston's footsteps passing down East Quarriers to the inn; but she went no further in that direction.
You will have plenty of time to get there as they are away down East yet, in the state of New York.
They all came for days and days together in the car from somewhere down East, Ontario, I think.
A group of very learned people are to visit a little city down east called Happy Vale.
He was frankly Western and Stannard's type was new, although some people in down-East cities cultivated his qualities.
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